Le Buisson-de-Cadouin

Le Buisson-de-Cadouin
Le Buisson-de-Cadouin
	Cadouin Abbey
	Coat of arms
	Location of Le Buisson-de-Cadouin
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Bergerac
Canton	Le Buisson-de-Cadouin
Intercommunality	Cadouin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Merico Chies
Area 1	50.37 km2 (19.45 sq mi)
Population (2008)	2,168
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24068 /24470
Elevation	43–248 m (141–814 ft) ; (avg. 64 m or 210 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Buisson-de-Cadouin (Occitan: Lo Boisson de Cadonh) is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. It is situated on the left bank of the river Dordogne. The Gare du Buisson is a railway junction, with connections to Bordeaux, Sarlat-la-Canéda, Agen and Périgueux.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	2,029	—
1968	2,062	+1.6%
1975	2,078	+0.8%
1982	2,061	−0.8%
1990	2,003	−2.8%
1999	2,075	+3.6%
2008	2,168	+4.5%

Demographics

Students: 4.05%
Single-parent families: 10.39%

Occupation

Agriculture: 4%
Commercial and manufacturing: 12%
Services: 8%
Intermediary professions: 14%
Employees: 36%
Labourers: 25%

History

In 1893, the commune of Cabans was renamed Le Buisson. In 1960, Cussac and Le Buisson merged to form Le Buisson-Cussac. In 1974, the communes Cadouin, Le Buisson-Cussac, Paleyrac and Urval merged and formed the new commune Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin. Urval separated in 1989.

Sights

Grotte de Cussac, a cave containing more than 100 prehistoric artworks
Cadouin Abbey, 12th century Cistercian abbey
Jardin de Planbuisson

References

INSEE

External links

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